| 10 Best Islands to Rent | | | | board. |
| Most of us dream at some time or another of being | | | | Bounty Island |
| cast away on a paradise island. Only the richest | | | | Bounty Island is one of several low-budget private |
| among us can afford to buy our own, but we can rent | | | | island resorts in Fiji, offering accommodation in a |
| a private island in almost any part of the world, at a | | | | 20-bed dormitory or a beachfront bure (traditional-style |
| price ranging from A-lister highs down to budget | | | | bungalow) on the beach. A heaven for holidaymakers, |
| backpacker lows. And islands aren't just for drinking | | | | Bounty Island is also a haven for budget tourists. Prices |
| cocktails on the beach. Some of them offer plenty of | | | | are as low as £12.50 per night in a dorm or |
| activity - surfing, kayaking, diving and other water | | | | £79 per night for two in a bure. Meals are extra, |
| sports, as well as bird- and animal-watching. | | | | but can be bought for £13 per person per day. |
| Here's a selection of islands for rent. | | | | Isles of Scilly |
| Musha Cay | | | | Closer to home, there's Tresco Island, in the Isles of |
| Musha Cay, in the Bahamas, offers elegant | | | | Scilly, off the coast of Cornwall, where the balmy |
| accommodation for 24, so if you want an exclusive | | | | climate encourages date palms, tree ferns, cacti, lilies |
| holiday for your and your guests alone, this could be | | | | and other subtropical plants to grow in profusion. |
| your dream destination. Prices range from about | | | | There's a hotel and a few scattered cottages built |
| £12,000 per night, all inclusive. | | | | traditionally years ago of granite and slate. There are |
| Wilson Island | | | | no cars on the island, but you can explore to your |
| Wilson Island, Australia, is a coral island on the Great | | | | heart's content by hiring bicycles. For a cottage, reckon |
| Barrier Reef, where turtles nest on castor-sugar white | | | | on £800-£2,200 per week. |
| sands and humpback whales visit from June to | | | | Trinity Island |
| October. Accommodation is in six designer tents | | | | Trinity Island , Killeshandra, Co. Cavan, Ireland, is on the |
| overlooking the sea. Prices range from about | | | | Lough Oughter Lakes. There's a three-bedroom lodge |
| £900 for room only for five nights. | | | | there, set at the edge of a lack, amid 60 hectares of |
| Guana Island | | | | private woodland. Active holidaymakers can take the |
| Guana Island, one of the British Virgin Islands, is a | | | | island's private boat out on the lake or visit the nearby |
| haven for many endangered wildlife species. You can | | | | mainland for horse-riding, freshwater fishing, canoeing, |
| rent a cottage that sleeps two for £300 per day | | | | nature walks and bird watching. You can rent the |
| upwards, depending on the season, or the entire island | | | | entire island for a weekend for about £400. |
| from £6,000 per day. | | | | Casa de los Musicos in the Canaries |
| Little Whale Cay | | | | Casa de los Musicos in the Canaries , has hosted a |
| Little Whale Cay, in the Berry Islands, in the heart of | | | | number of famous people seeking seclusion and calm, |
| the Bahamas, is a lovers' paradise, with its setting of | | | | such as Leonard Bernstein. Sun, sand dunes, glorious |
| palm-fringed beaches and subtropical gardens, beautiful | | | | sea and vegetation like a Garden of Eden. Rental of |
| clean seas and the ever-present sun. There's a | | | | the entire estate, half-board (maximum 16 guests), will |
| six-bedroom house for rent - and a church at the | | | | set you back about £6,000 for one week. |
| water's edge, ideal for weddings or the renewal of | | | | A 13th-century French castle? You'll find it on the island |
| vows. Island rental for groups of up to 12 people | | | | of Château de Bagnols, 25 km north of Lyon, set |
| (minimum stay of one week) from £25,000. | | | | among vineyards, forests and green hills in the heart of |
| Alphonse Island | | | | Beaujolais country. The castle and adjoining building |
| Alphonse Island, in the Seychelles, is a just an hour | | | | have 21 bedrooms, eight of which are suites. The Wine |
| away by air from Mahé. It's a stunningly beautiful | | | | Trail passes through nearby villages. Activities in the |
| atoll, where guests can revel in some of the best fly | | | | district include horse-riding, golf, tennis and ballooning. |
| and deep-sea fishing, diving and bird-watching in the | | | | Rates vary according to season and category of |
| whole region. From £200 per person per night full | | | | room, from £300 to £800 per night per room. |